Chateau de Vincennes - worth a visit?

Has anyone been to Chateau de Vincennes? Is it worth visiting while in Paris?

To give you an idea about me and things I have loved in Paris:

1) Jaquesmart Andre museum (I adore this museum)

2) Carnvalet Museum

3) Versailes

4) all the chateau in the Loire valley

5) Fontainbleu

Any suggestions for an easy morning/afternoon place to visit that wuld be up my alley would be appreciated.

Regards

Buck

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I have been there twice and visited the area but now the completely redone Chateau de Vincennes is open!

I wanted to go to it so much last summer!

The village is worth a short visit for lunch ( very good pastry shops and then go to the beautiful parc. It is a short ride on the metro.

If you do go to the Chateau de Vincennes please come back and report about the new remodel!!! I am excited for you to see it!

I too loved the places you listed!

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Hi Buck;

I would think that the Cognac-Jay museum might fit in with the things you%26#39;ve mentioned above and enjoyed.

If part of the enjoyment is the architecture then I%26#39;d also reccommend the Musee Cernuschi on the Parc Monceau. This is a gorgeous 18th centruy hotel that houses the 2nd largest Asian art collection in Paris, the Musee Guimet being the first.

Enjoy the Parc Monceau while you are there, a real treasure that few tourists get around to.

Speaking of jewles, you may want to check out the newly remodeled Petite Palais metro Champs Elysees Clemenceau..

The three I mentioned also have the added benefit of being admission free.

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Craigmore -

hese places seems perfect!

Two places - Musee Cernuschi and Musee Nissim de Camondo appear to be right near my hotel so I can take those in on day of arrival (easy to do while jet lagged). The next day I can do Musee Cognac-Jay and Chateau Vincennes - thpough prob in reverse order.

I looked up the Pett palais but the web site says it is closed for rennovations

www.v1.paris.fr/en/visiting/SITE.ASP… ....

Regards

Buck

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Buck;

That website for the Petite Palais is outdated.

The renovation was finished in March of this year. I%26#39;ve been in it a couple of times already and it is great way to spend a few hours.

Here is a link to some updated info:

…parisinfo.com/museum_monuments/…detail

and here%26#39;s a link with some pictures:

www.paris-walking-tours.com/petitpalais.html

It is closed on Mondays and open until 8pm on Tuesdays. Admission is free. A real gem.

Enjoy.

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